Monday, May 14, 2012

How Good is Online Education?

No body wants to remain uneducated in today's world as education
is considered a very important part of their lives. Education can either
rise you to a certain height or cause u a downfall in the future
depending on the careers you choose. Education is greatly different
today in comparison to the 1950s because of advancements in teaching and
other great inventions that provide easier techniques of teaching. With
advancements in the today's world a major development with education
has also taken place and that is distance learning or online education.
Online
education has become a widely accepted alternative to learning in the
classroom. Distance education has helped students to educate themselves
in a world where technology rules and fast paced lifestyles are a part
of life. As the Internet is becoming increasingly popular, so does the
online education gaining popularity.
There are many formats
through which distant learning could be made available such as online
Power Point Presentations, Videos on tapes, CD's, DVDs, or other
internet courses format that is put online. This easiest way of learning
has been legalized since 1993 and is considered a new way of teaching
students of all ages. Online education has been gaining popularity
through out the years because of the ease of the internet. The internet
has made it easier for people to stay connected and has provided people
with unlimited resources on the World Wide Web. Many educators have
mixed feelings about online educating because there are so many pros and
cons to the issue.
Mary Kassop, an author and educationalist,
gives general overview of online education and support it. He writes,
Can students learn as much and as well online as they do in face to face
courses? The answer to these questions is not just 'yes,' but one can
there are many ways that online courses may actually surpass traditional
face to face classes in quality and rigor". Mrs. Kassop, as an online
education supporter, is correct on the issue because it can provide a
good education to many people. The convenience of online courses provide
busy individuals a chance to get the equal amount of education as a
student going to class and all that is needed to get started is a
computer with internet access. One computer can open the gates to a
whole new world of learning and excitement.
Online education now
is either offered by private entities or there are many city and
university colleges that offer these programs. Some Colleges and schools
offer programs such as Psychology and Sociology which are equal to or
even better then face to face classes. One example of a class that is
better online rather than face to face is Sociology because they let the
students observe human communication at public spaces without the
teacher being there.
Online education could be the tool of the
future to provide the young and the old with schooling and instruction.
It provides a cheaper way of teaching while still giving the student the
material necessary for the class. Students learn responsibility through
online education and will give them a reason to work hard during the
class. In general online classes will help provide many students with
the education they require.